Late Occurring Medial Migration of a Lag Screw in Gamma Nailing

An 81-year-old female was treated for a pertrochanteric multifragmentary fracture of the proximal femur with a third-generation Gamma nail. After 3 months she presented herself again with acute pain and inability to bear weight on the leg. Radiographs showed medial migration of the lag screw. She wa...

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Main Authors: S. van Hoef, M. C. H. W. Fuchs, R. H. M. ten Broeke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5201674
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